French Destroyer Dupetit Thouars Arrives In Norfolk, Virginia

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 It 3472 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION - RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 Release No. 203-63 Footage: 140' DUPE NEGATIVE TO: September 6, 1963 FINE GRAIN TO; FRENCH DESTROYER DUPETIT THOUARS ARRIVES IN NORFOLK (Official Nevy footage released by Department of Defense) Virginia The French destroyer DUPETIT THOUARS, the first allied vessel to employ the United States Navy's anti-aircraft missile TARTAR, arrives in Norfolk, Va. August 30, to begin a period of training in the use of her new surface-to- air missile. The DUPETIT THOUARS' missile conversion was completed at the Naval Arsenal, Brest, France, and was funded by the United States Military Assistance Program with Grant Aid Funds. Installation of the TARTAR launching system will be made on the destroyers DU CHATIA, BOUVET, and KERSAINT and will be funded by France. In addition to her TARTAR missiles, the 420 foot vessel is arned with three 57-millimeter twin mounted automatic aircraft guns, two triple torpedo launchers and one anti-submarine 375 millimeter rocket lanncher. The DUPETIT THOUARS bears the name of a French family that has given France a long line of sailors. The family has had three admirals, two captains, and two lieutenants to make their name illustrious since 1778, and are still represented in the Navy today. Before returning to her home port of Brest, France, the DUPETIT THOUARS will visit Mayport, Florida, Yorktown, Virginia, and will be in Washington, D. C. from November 8 to 12. The DUPETTT THOUARS is commented by Commander Sextource-Gogue], and has a crew of 14 officers and 278 men. Sequences show: (a) Various serial views of French destroyer DUPETIT THOUARS entering Hampton Roads Harbor. (D) Rendering and receiving 21 gun salute. (c) Various scenes of DUPETYT THOUARS berthing at Portsmouth Neval Shipyard. NOTE TO EDITORS: 140° 35nm B/W fine grain handed out to Telenews for servicing both TV and theatrical pool members. Fine grain to be forwarded to Army Pictorial Center 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York, within NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY 72 hours. The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. within 2.4 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases